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Red Cross as Universal Mercy Symbol Worldwide Aid
William C Utley notes the Red Cross expands from wartime relief to highway aid to reduce annual U S deaths from automobile crashes. He highlights swimming and life saving gains, disaster response, and the League of Red Cross Societies led by Americans, detailing origins from Solferino and postwar growth through 15 million adult members worldwide.
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William C Utley
United States
Red Cross Societies
American Red Cross
Red Cross
League of Red Cross Societies
Place de Vitelle
Paris
Baluchistan
India
The
Solferino
Henri Dunant
Geneva
Genevese
Dunant
War Department
Army Medical Corps
Navy
France
the Red Cross
Western Newspaper Union
California
Henry P. Davison
Cary T. Grayson